7.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-49134
CodexBar < 0.32.0 Privilege Escalation via CLI Installer Temp File
Description

CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI installer that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting a race condition in temporary file handling. The installer creates a temporary file with mktemp, writes a privileged shell payload into it, and executes it with administrator privileges via bash, allowing a same-user local process to rewrite the installer body before the administrator prompt is approved, causing attacker-controlled commands to run as root.

INFO

Published Date :

June 1, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 1, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update CodexBar to 0.32.0 or later to fix privilege escalation vulnerability.
  • Update CodexBar to version 0.32.0 or later.
  • Apply vendor patches if available.
  • Review installer temporary file handling practices.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-49134 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI installer that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting a race condition in temporary file handling. The installer creates a temporary file with mktemp, writes a privileged shell payload into it, and executes it with administrator privileges via bash, allowing a same-user local process to rewrite the installer body before the administrator prompt is approved, causing attacker-controlled commands to run as root.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-377
    Added Reference https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/commit/dbc944d46cd4cf7877d1ca47c44556fe573b46e8
    Added Reference https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/pull/1222
    Added Reference https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar/releases/tag/v0.32.0
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codexbar-privilege-escalation-via-cli-installer-temp-file
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